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Analysis of Visual Art

Dive into the world of visual art analysis, uncovering sensory elements like line, color, shape, and texture, formal aspects such as balance and dominance, expressive qualities ranging from happy to afraid, and technical components like media and tools used in creation. Understand the nuances of art through its various properties.

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Analysis of Visual Art

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  1. Analysis of Visual Art • Sensory Properties • Formal Properties • Expressive Properties • Technical Properties

  2. A. Sensory Properties • Line / Edge • Shape / Form • Color • Texture

  3. 1. Line / Edge • in two-dimensional art = the mark left by a moving point or a succession of connected points • in three-dimensional art = the boundary of a given form or mass

  4. Line / Edge Characteristics • Direction (horizontal, vertical, perpendicular, curving, radial, meandering) • length (long, short, continuous, broken) • width (thick, thin, tapering) • boundaries [fuzzy, blurred, sharp]

  5. 2. Shape / Form • Shape = 2 dimensional art (an area with width and height) • Form = 3 dimensional art (an area with height, width, and depth)

  6. Shape/Form Characteristics • Regular, irregular, graduated • Geometric Shape (circle, square, rectangle, polygon) • Geometric Form (sphere, cylinder, pyramid) • Organic (plant, animal, human)

  7. 3. Color • character of a surface as the result of the wavelengths of light it reflects or absorbs

  8. Color Characteristics • Hue (red, yellow, blue; orange, green, violet] • Value [light, dark] • Intensity [bright, dull] • monochromatic / polychromatic • primary / secondary

  9. 4. Texture • actual tactile quality of a surface • visual illusion of tactile qualities on a flat surface

  10. Texture Characteristics • Smooth, Rough, Bumpy, Abrasive • Soft, Hard • Solid, Flimsy • Wet, Dry • impasto

  11. B. Formal Properties • Balance • Repetition / Rhythm • Dominance / Submission

  12. 1. Balance • controlled tension established by shapes depending on variables such as: • - placement • - size • - spacing • - proportion • - direction

  13. Balance Characteristics • symmetrical / asymmetrical • formal / informal • structured / intuitive

  14. 2. Repetition /Rhythm • perceptible sequences of identical or similar material

  15. Repetition / Rhythm Characteristics • Duple (recurring groups of two] • Triple [recurring groups of three] • Mixed [recurring mixtures of duple/triple]

  16. 3. Dominance / Submission • highly accentuated vs. recessive focus of attention • established by contrast with what appears around the element

  17. C. Expressive Properties • Happy • Sad • Hurt • Angry • Fearless • Afraid • Interested • State of Dynamism

  18. D. Technical Properties • Media • Technique • Tool • Product

  19. 1. Media • Clay, Acrylic • Dye, Ink • Pencil, Charcoal • Stone, Feathers, Wood, Grasses, Skin • Minerals, Blood, Hair, Seeds/Berries, Gourds, Sticks

  20. 2. Technique • Blending • Carving • Tie-Dye • Cross-Hatching • Weave • Assemble / Subtract

  21. 3. Tool • Ruler • Potter’s Wheel • Brush • Chisel • Knife • Finger • Fiber • Stone

  22. 4. Product • Drawing • Painting • Collage • Sculpture • Architecture • Ceramic • Mosaic

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